FILE - In this June 2, 2012, file photo, Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk waves to the crowd before throwing the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Seattle Mariners in Chicago. Fisk has been charged with driving under the influence after he was found asleep in his pickup truck in an Illinois cornfield. New Lenox police say officers found the 64-year-old Fisk asleep on Monday night, Oct. 22, 2012, behind the wheel of his truck and an open liquor bottle on the floor. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
FILE - In this June 2, 2012, file photo, Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk waves to the crowd before throwing the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Seattle Mariners in Chicago. Fisk has been charged with driving under the influence after he was found asleep in his pickup truck in an Illinois cornfield. New Lenox police say officers found the 64-year-old Fisk asleep on Monday night, Oct. 22, 2012, behind the wheel of his truck and an open liquor bottle on the floor. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) ? Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk faces charges of driving under the influence and other misdemeanors after being found asleep in his pickup truck in a cornfield, police in suburban Chicago said Tuesday.
New Lenox Deputy Chief Robert Pawlisz said officers found Fisk, 64, behind the wheel late Monday with an open bottle of vodka on the truck's floor.
"He was behind the wheel unconscious," Pawlisz said.
Fisk was taken to a hospital for treatment and released from custody after posting bail, Pawlisz said. He has a court appearance scheduled for Nov. 29 in Will County.
Besides the DUI charge, he faces charges of lane-use violation and illegal transportation of alcohol.
New Lenox is about 35 miles southwest of downtown Chicago.
Fisk became part of an unforgettable baseball moment while playing for the Boston Red Sox when he belted a 12th-inning home run that won Game 6 of the 1975 World Series.
Fisk played 11 seasons with the Red Sox and 13 with the Chicago White Sox.
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